Posts in Tribal rights
American Indian Religious Freedom Summit Brings Tribal Leaders to Washington, Efforts to Preserve Peyote Habitat Heat Up

Leaders of the Native American Church of North America convened for the third consecutive year to advocate for peyote habitat conservation with leaders in Washington. Leaders and supporters met with Congressional leaders and staff to share progress of advocating for the conservation of peyote, a plant where only enrolled members of federally recognized tribes are permitted to possess and ingest for traditional ceremonial purposes.

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Trespass Decision Issued by Regional Director's Office on Federal Indian Allotted Lands Located on Fort Berthold by WPX Energy, Williston

Fort Berthold Indian Reservation sits in the heart of Bakken Oil Field in Western North Dakota. The lands are rich with resources such as oil and gas. Currently, there are 2,645 wells on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, and companies are expected to drill 3,907 more wells before the field is fully developed.

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Smells Like Bull Stitt by Jimmy Lee Beason II, Osage

All of Stitt’s antagonism toward tribes asserting their sovereignty seems odd considering he is an enrolled Cherokee citizen. You would think he would advocate and defend tribal sovereignty, not attempt to derail it. However, it would appear he has no vested interest in being accountable to Native communities, as it has been proven he isn’t actually Cherokee.

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